CHARLOTTE — Racing America introduced that Ken Thwaits has been named Chief Working Officer, succeeding the late Michael Printup.
Thwaits will oversee all race collection operations throughout Racing America’s portfolio, together with the Trans Am Collection offered by Pirelli, Sportscar Classic Racing Affiliation (SVRA), Components Regional Americas Championship (FR Americas), Components 4 United States Championship (F4 U.S.), Ligier Junior Components Championship (Ligier JFC), and Worldwide GT.
“We’re thrilled to welcome Ken as our Chief Working Officer,” mentioned Lee Giannone, CEO of Racing America. “His earlier involvement in our paddocks offers him a singular and beneficial perspective, and when paired together with his robust enterprise acumen, we’re assured he’ll make a right away affect throughout an thrilling interval of development for our firm.”
A racer at coronary heart, Thwaits’ profession embodies the spirit of Racing America. His journey started with an SVRA competitors license and finally led him to the Trans Am Collection, the place he captured the 2020 XGT Nationwide Championship whereas competing together with his personal staff, Showtime Motorsports.
Thwaits brings greater than 40 years of expertise throughout the automotive business, skilled motorsports, and aviation. Most just lately, he served within the Trans Am paddock as Workforce Principal for Drissi Motorsports and competed within the TA Cup class in Trans Am’s Western Championship.
“I’m extraordinarily excited to tackle this new function at Racing America,” mentioned Thwaits. “My objective is to mix my enterprise and logistics expertise with what I’ve discovered as a staff proprietor and driver to assist groups thrive. I’m captivated with elevating promotion, rising fan engagement, and showcasing every little thing from our stars of tomorrow to the racecars that made historical past—and, in fact, the quickest sedans on earth.”
Thwaits is a licensed pilot with a number of jet and turboprop sort rankings, and has intensive expertise in aviation-related companies. He’s additionally the proprietor of Franklin Street Attire, co-founder of Precision Dynamics Worldwide, and founder and principal of Showtime Motorsports. His background contains constructing and scaling profitable ventures, with deep experience in staff management, model activation, and high-performance driver improvement.
Thwaits will formally be a part of the Racing America staff because the 2026 race season begins in simply two weeks at Sebring Worldwide Raceway, February 26–March 1.
